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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Phil's publisher?
(a) The Orion.
(b) Doubleday.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Bantam.

2. What famous person drives Kevin's car in the dream?
(a) James Taylor.
(b) Linda Ronstadt.
(c) Jack Nicholson.
(d) Michael Jackson.

3. What does Fat think will happen to Wagner at the gates of heaven?
(a) They will turn him into an angel.
(b) They will slam the gates in his face.
(c) They will laugh at him.
(d) They throw spears at him.

4. What does the author say Fat resembled more than a Buddha?
(a) A hit and run accident.
(b) A legless rabbitt.
(c) A directionless rocket.
(d) A blind cat.

5. What kind of drink does Phil fix for Christopher?
(a) Pinacolada.
(b) Warm chocolate.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

6. What did Eliade say could be overcome?
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Time.
(d) Shyness.

7. Where does the group want to stop for a drink?
(a) Sombrero Street.
(b) Baskerville Street.
(c) King's Street.
(d) Waterloo Street.

8. What two phrases does Phil put together to make KING FELIX?
(a) TENNIS KING and FELIX THE GREAT.
(b) JOHN KING and FELIX TROUBLE.
(c) KING of KINGS and FELIX ALONE.
(d) FOOD KING and FELIX THE CAT.

9. What does Kevin want to ask Sophia about?
(a) His mother.
(b) His dreams.
(c) His dead cat.
(d) His visions.

10. Why is Fat amused that Kevin has become a Bible scholar?
(a) He used to be a cynic.
(b) It is the first book he has ever read.
(c) He studied Atheism at university.
(d) He can't read.

11. Why does Sophia say Eric and LInda can't hurt anyone?
(a) They are unphysical people.
(b) They are not capable of harm.
(c) She has control of them.
(d) They are kind people.

12. What do Fat's friends agree on after they watch Valis for the second time?
(a) The aliens are coming to earth.
(b) Fat's experiences are real.
(c) Fat is a fake.
(d) Fat is the second coming.

13. What does the name Buddha mean?
(a) The enlightened one.
(b) The special one.
(c) Spiritualiry.
(d) The chosen one.

14. Who do Fat and the others meet in Sonoma?
(a) Asklepios and Rhiidon.
(b) Glora and Sherri.
(c) Eckehart and Hephaistos.
(d) Eric and Linda.

15. What does Kevin say one should condemn rather than the doer?
(a) The wren.
(b) The people.
(c) The deed.
(d) The love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the filmmakers use in the film to represent VALIS firing information from millions of miles away?

2. What does Phil think Fat will do now that Sophia is dead?

3. Who does Sophia remind Phil of?

4. Where does Kevin claim to find a description of Nixon?

5. What kind of alcohol does Kevin bring into the living room?

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